Celebrity and social networking
Celebrities have been flocking to social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.[6] Social networking sites allow celebrities to communicate directly with their fans, removing the middle-man known as traditional media. Social media humanizes celebrities in a way that arouses public fascination as evident by the success of magazines such as Us Weekly and People Weekly.[citation needed] Social media sites have even catapulted some to fame. Tila Tequila for example, shot to stardom on MySpace.[7]
[edit]Celebrities and the law
Celebrities have many unique legal issues, of which the most important arise from personality rights.
Because California has such an extraordinary concentration of celebrities in and around Hollywood, the California Legislature has enacted a number of laws to deal with celebrities' legal problems, such as the California Celebrities Rights Act. Many U.S.-based celebrities choose to file for divorce in California courts (even when they were married elsewhere) as California judges are experienced in handling celebrity divorces.
